Given name & surname
Lathem
“one who lives near the barn”
Lathem is a variant of Latham. One Scandinavian interpretation is “one who lives near the barn.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lathem is a variant of Latham. One Scandinavian interpretation is “one who lives near the barn.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lathem is a variant of Latham. An origin associated with Latham is Scandinavian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2016. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lathem through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 966 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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